Brokerages Set Severn Trent PLC (LON:SVT) PT at GBX 6,867.14

Severn Trent PLC (LON:SVT) has been assigned an average rating of “Hold” from the seven analysts that are currently covering the company, Marketbeat reports. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, five have issued a hold rating and one has assigned a buy rating to the company. The average 12 month price target among brokers that have issued a report on the stock in the last year is GBX 6,867.14.

A number of analysts recently commented on the stock. Royal Bank Of Canada boosted their target price on shares of Severn Trent from GBX 3,400 to GBX 3,450 and gave the stock a “sector perform” rating in a research report on Monday, June 1st. UBS Group reaffirmed a “sell” rating and issued a GBX 2,700 price target on shares of Severn Trent in a report on Monday, May 18th. Jefferies Financial Group reiterated a “buy” rating and set a GBX 3,220 price objective on shares of Severn Trent in a research note on Thursday, May 21st. JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted their price objective on shares of Severn Trent from GBX 2,975 to GBX 3,225 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a report on Monday, April 13th. Finally, Citigroup cut their target price on Severn Trent from £332.90 to £287.90 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research report on Thursday, June 11th.

Severn Trent Trading Down 0.0%

Severn Trent stock opened at GBX 3,012.56 on Wednesday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 596.63, a quick ratio of 0.73 and a current ratio of 1.39. The stock has a market cap of £9.09 billion, a PE ratio of 24.47, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 4.69 and a beta of 0.55. The stock has a 50-day moving average of GBX 2,972.49 and a two-hundred day moving average of GBX 3,032.07. Severn Trent has a one year low of GBX 2,381 and a one year high of GBX 3,335.

Severn Trent (LON:SVT) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, May 20th. The company reported GBX 179.80 earnings per share for the quarter. Severn Trent had a return on equity of 20.35% and a net margin of 13.10%.The business had revenue of GBX 283.10 billion for the quarter. On average, research analysts anticipate that Severn Trent will post 107.3706004 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Insider Activity

In other news, insider James Jesic sold 1,350 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, June 15th. The stock was sold at an average price of GBX 2,892, for a total value of £39,042. Also, insider Helen Miles sold 1,430 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, June 15th. The stock was sold at an average price of GBX 2,892, for a total value of £41,355.60. 0.32% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Severn Trent Company Profile

As one of Britain’s largest water companies, we supply fresh, clean drinking water to over nine million people across our region – around two billion litres every day. Once used, we collect, clean, and treat the water before safely returning it to the environment. We are one of only three listed water stocks in the UK, offering a valuable combination of reliable earnings, long-term asset growth, and inflation-linked dividends. The UK’s regulatory model provides a high degree of certainty over five-year periods.